1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 422 1 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 832 272 540 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 086 231 837 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 145 1 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 630 49 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 368 396 50 to 179 acres ..................... 577 620 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 360 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 309 1 453 acres.. 201 132 218 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 204 1 377 acres.. 178 451 190 190 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 53 acres.. 2 455 3 116 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 839 81 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 287 51 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 749 28 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 090 52 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 330 296 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 236 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 222 247 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 166 205 $100,000 or more .................... 243 241 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 594 62 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 679 39 647 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 710 833 Other ............................... 712 751 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 825 864 200 days or more ................... 591 626 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 668 803 number.. 45 243 47 596 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 301 number.. 3 426 4 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 235 323 number.. 14 027 15 426 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 637 773 number.. 21 074 19 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 207 number.. 20 224 42 943 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 215 number.. 34 255 84 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 78 number.. 1 407 2 299 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 66 number.. (D) 120 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 15 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 742 919 acres.. 70 502 75 558 bushels.. 8 573 296 8 276 200 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 73 acres.. 3 188 2 483 bushels.. 90 974 100 472 Barley for grain..............farms.. 31 25 acres.. 551 655 bushels.. 24 578 38 622 Oats for grain................farms.. 180 368 acres.. 3 582 7 337 bushels.. 167 850 413 207 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 578 663 acres.. 61 816 60 791 bushels.. 2 249 289 1 838 384 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 863 960 acres.. 32 740 37 548 tons, dry.. 90 307 108 236 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.